Monday, July 31, 2006

PenDemorandum for July 30

PenDemorandum for 07-30-2006
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1. Calendar
2. Billion Breakfast Monday
3. Black Hills Pride and Diversity Festival
 4. Howard Dean comes to Rapid City
 5. PenDem Chair Speaks in the RCJ
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1. Calendar          
  • Monday, July 31, 7:30 am, Billion Breakfast Potluck (see below)
    Billion for Governor West River Office, 629 Main St, Rapid City
  • Monday July 31, 5:30-7:30 pm, Bryce Healy (SD Public Lands) re-election fund raiser at the home of Judy Olsen Duhamel, 1106 Hyland Dr, Rapid City. Suggested donation $100.
  • Tuesday Aug 1, am, Billion for Governor Office Chamber Ribbon Cutting. Both Jack and Eric will attend. Billion for Governor West River Office, 629 Main St, Rapid City
  • Wednesday, Aug 2, 7 pm, Penn Democrats Special Meeting Penn Democrats to select a District 34 candidate and a precinct chair. (see below). All are welcome.
    Billion for Governor West River Office, 629 Main St, Rapid City
 
2. Billion Breakfast Monday
 Democracy in Action is hosting a potluck breakfast for the Billion/Abrahamson campaign on Monday, July 31st at 7:30 am at their new campaign office at 629 Main Street.  Please join us and have a cup of coffee with Jack and Eric and get to know our Dem candidates for governor and lieutenant governor (and their incredible wives).  Please pass this invitation along to your friends and family!

3. Special PenDem Meeting Wednesday
Pennington County Democrats will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Billion for Governor West River headquarters at 629 Main St. to nominate a candidate to replace Courtney Clayborne in the District 34 House race. Unfortunately, Clayborne is withdrawing from the race for health reasons. (The other District 34 Democratic House candidate is Justin Lena. District 34 covers the Canyon Lake, Corral Drive, South Canyon and Horace Mann areas, including most of West Rapid and all of North Rapid west of Wood Avenue south of Interstate 90.)

The meeting is open to the public. Democrats also plan to fill a vacant precinct committee position during the gathering.  Any one who would like to join the PenDem leadership should attend this meeting.

 4. Black Hills Pride and Diversity Festival
Democrats (and Independents and Republicans) are invited to come celebrate our differences! Many local organizations and businesses are supporting this effort to include everyone in the life of our community. The event includes a group of events over three days, including a benefit concert by Bill Russell on Friday, a full day (10-6) outdoor event at Old Storybook island featuring many local bands and community organizations, and, just for fun, trail rides on Sunday! There is a raffle that many local businesses and organizations are supporting!
http://www.againstdiscrimination.org/content/view/65/2/
Buy raffle tickets online! (need not be present to win)
https://secure.ga4.org/01/pride
4. Howard Dean in Rapid City
Gov. Howard Dean, former Presidential candidate, Chair of the Democratic Party, and architect of the 50-state strategy that is changing everything, is coming to Rapid City on August 16! Keep the date open, details will be forthcoming.

5. PenDem Chair Speaks in the RCJ
Our Chair, Justin Lena, led the way with a Letter to the Editor in the RCJ that this writer thinks captures where we're at as Dems these days: working (diligently and with great enthusiasm!) for a return to dialogue, for an open debate that respects and welcomes differing points of view. Recommended reading!
http://penndemocrats.blogspot.com/2006/07/ideology-police.html

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